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prime numbers between and (corresponding to a 2,048-bit key). Many different algorithms for prime selection are used in practice.
#* and are kept secret.
# Compute .
#* is used as the modulus for both the public and private keys. Its length, usually expressed in bits, is the key length.
#* is released as part of the public key.
# Compute , where is Carmichael's totient function.

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